Harrry Kulubis — May 31, 2014
One of the worst days of my life was March 2nd 2012, when I stepped into Mr. Appel’s office to inquire about his services. I was t…
One of the worst days of my life was March 2nd 2012, when I stepped into Mr. Appel’s office to inquire about his services. I was trying to defend myself against a lawsuit for $10,000 in a small claims court case # 12 M2 000300 with a settlement offer of $4091.19 before the filing of the suit. We engaged in a defense and a countersuit . The case wasn’t heard before a judge until April 22nd 2014. Up until that point I had already been invoiced and paid for $16,787.22 including a $2,500 retainer (why I paid this amount is a whole other story in itself) which is well over the estimated quote of about $6,500 I had received from another lawyer that Mr. Appel was fully aware of.
For the month of April which included both preparation for the trial and the trial itself, Mr. Appel billed me for 92.4 hours of total work amounting to $21,685.62. I was flabbergasted at this amount which included a 14.10 hours work day, and requested to see him in person about his invoice. I wanted to negotiate his fees. I met with him in his office on May 5th, 2014 to try and negotiate the bill which is well before the May 10 due date and the 30 day grace period to pay without penalty my April invoice. He refused any kind of deduction; therefore at that time I told him I wouldn’t willingly pay him another dime. On May 6th 2014 he electronically filed a Motion to Withdraw Appearance from our still pending court case. On MAY 9TH 2014, the court offered its opinion in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of
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One of the worst days of my life was March 2nd 2012, when I stepped into Mr. Appel’s office to inquire about his services. I was trying to defend myself against a lawsuit for $10,000 in a small claims court case # 12 M2 000300 with a settlement offer of $4091.19 before the filing of the suit. We eng…
One of the worst days of my life was March 2nd 2012, when I stepped into Mr. Appel’s office to inquire about his services. I was trying to defend myself against a lawsuit for $10,000 in a small claims court case # 12 M2 000300 with a settlement offer of $4091.19 before the filing of the suit. We engaged in a defense and a countersuit . The case wasn’t heard before a judge until April 22nd 2014. Up until that point I had already been invoiced and paid for $16,787.22 including a $2,500 retainer (why I paid this amount is a whole other story in itself) which is well over the estimated quote of about $6,500 I had received from another lawyer that Mr. Appel was fully aware of.
For the month of April which included both preparation for the trial and the trial itself, Mr. Appel billed me for 92.4 hours of total work amounting to $21,685.62. I was flabbergasted at this amount which included a 14.10 hours work day, and requested to see him in person about his invoice. I wanted to negotiate his fees. I met with him in his office on May 5th, 2014 to try and negotiate the bill which is well before the May 10 due date and the 30 day grace period to pay without penalty my April invoice. He refused any kind of deduction; therefore at that time I told him I wouldn’t willingly pay him another dime. On May 6th 2014 he electronically filed a Motion to Withdraw Appearance from our still pending court case. On MAY 9TH 2014, the court offered its opinion in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of
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